Henri Patrick Mboma Dem started his domestic
football career in 1993. His career spanned the world over from
playing for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Metz, Gamba
Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland,Al Ittihad, Tokyo Verdy and Vissel
Kobe, taking him from European cities to Asia, before retiring on May
16, 2005.

After first being capped to play for the National
team in Cameroon in 1995, Mboma had an impressive career, scoring 33
goals in 57 matches.

After the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, Mboma also led
Cameroon to the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics (match where Cameroon
defeated Spain in a penalty shootout to win the gold medal), and to
victories at the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups. He was named
African Footballer of the Year for his efforts in 2000.

He marked his goal by showing off his special goal
trademark goal-scoring celebration: a two-gun shooting spree with
both his hands.